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COTTER, Francis Leo - Date of
birth
10 March 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Corning, Adams County, Iowa -
Hometown
Corning, Adams County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17041062 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Emberménil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 25 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Louis F. Cotter (father)
Mary A. (Cashman) Cotter (mother)
Claire E. Cotter (sister)
Margaret Cotter (sister)
More information
T/Sgt Francis L. Cotter attended high school for four years and was a meat cutter before he volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Crook, Nebraska on 4 March 1942. He was sent overseas in May 1944.He was killed by small arms fire in his back.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Cotter Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - Adams County Free Press 9 November 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy